Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
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Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Chert (Holey Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (general term for sandstone)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a variety of Quartz
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper with Quartz veins)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moqui Marble
Iron Oxide Concretion (Limonite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Diabase / Microgabbro
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Peridotite (Olivine/Peridot)
Peridotite: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine-rich ultramafic rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite/Magnetite [Fe2O3/Fe3O4])
Red Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chert (and its variety Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal)
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)